159,818 total apps in the Windows Store and the top Windows 8.1 apps as of May 11th

It’s Sunday, May 11th, and its time to take a look at the Windows Store, which is home to both Windows 8.1 and Windows RT apps. Let’s take a look at the total app count, which apps are at the top of the charts, and highlight some new apps for our readers. Lets begin!

As of May 11th, there are now 159,818 apps in the Windows Store. The top-five free apps in the United States are Asphalt 8 Airborne, Facebook, Skype, Google Search, and Netflix. The top-five paid apps are Halo Spartan Assault, Machinarium, Bejeweled Live, Plex, and Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.

The top-five free and paid lists appear to be unaffected compared to last week, with the exception of Asphalt 8 Airborne now at the very top of the list overtaking Facebook’s lead. Halo Spartan Assault, Machinarium, Bejeweled Live, Plex, and Grand Theft Auto continue to dominate in the top-paid list.

Let’s take a look at some of the new apps that have made it to the Store.

Snap Attack (free) – “Wordament Snap Attack is a brand-new, fast-paced word-building tournament that challenges your brain in 2 1/2-minute rounds. Players from around the world compete on the same board, using the same clock, making as many Snaps as possible. At the end of each round, a real-time leaderboard shows how all participants ranked by score,” the app description reads.

Snap Attack is a fantastic word puzzle game that requires you to build words with colored movable letter tiles that connect to fixed black letter tiles on the game board. You can earn points and compete with your friends around the world. This is an official game from Microsoft Studios and is highly recommended.

Croc’s World (free) – “Croc’s World is a really nice jump’n’run with 30 incredible levels and many challenging enemies!” the app description reads. The premise of this game is very simple, you must jump and run through the levels and dodge all the enemies. Collect a helmet to crush stoneblocks and collect a stonebag to throw stones. If you collect 100 diamons, you will receive an extra life.

Annotate101 ($4.99) – This app is one of the most cost effective apps on Windows Store offering enterprise class collaboration features via deep integration with Microsoft SharePoint coupled with rich PDF reading and annotation capabilities.

“Annotate101 lets you read and annotate PDF documents, type free text, highlight text, make notes, insert shapes like circle, arrow, square/rectangle, bookmark important pages, draw with your finger or use your stylus to write on the document and simply either print or save these changes being compatible with Preview and Adobe Acrobat. Annotate101 is also the only Windows store application that offers Full File/Folder Management to organize your files, Fill PDF forms and share via email, Flatten Annotated PDF and view across platforms and devices like iPhone/Android phones, Sign and Share with your colleagues, partners and / or customers via email or using online file sharing sites such as Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Evernote, SugarSync, SharePoint etc,” the app description reads.

Here are the key features of this feature-packed app:

Easy to Use – Annotate101 has been designed by a group of CEOs with business executives and non-technical users in mind. Annotate101 is very easy to use, intuitive and feels like Windows 8!

Full Offline Support with “Sync” – You can use Annotate101 app in Online or Offline mode (i.e. Internet connectivity). Even better you can annotate on one device & access updates on your other device

Enhanced Calendar View – Annotate101 can sync with your Favorite SharePoint Calendar to show all the upcoming events/meetings planned. You can use Annotate101 to view scheduled & upcoming meetings

Default PDF Reader – We believe that you will love Annotate101 so much that you will almost certainly make Annotate101 your default reader app for opening and annotating PDF documents.

NarrowCast ($1.99) – “NarrowCast is a simple but powerful podcatcher designed exclusively for Windows 8 devices, focusing on making it easy to listen to your favorite podcast episodes while you work or play. 50% off for a limited time (will become $4 when universal support is added)!” the app description reads.

If you enjoy listening to podcasts, this app is a must-have for you. You can search for your favorite podcasts, get notified when a new episode is available, and much more. Here are the key features of this app:

Search for your favorite podcasts through iTunes

Import/Export your feeds to/from another podcatcher

NarrowCast always keeps your subscriptions up to date in the background

Get notified when new episodes are available through toasts

Live Tile support

Pin Indiviudal Subscriptions to Start Screen, complete with their own live tile

Queue individual episodes so you can listen without interruption (smart playlists coming next major update!)

Play episodes on your Xbox 360, Xbox One or any device that supports PlayTo

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JellyCar 3 ($4.99) – This game from Disney is a driving/platforming game that’s all about driving a squishy car through squishy worlds, trying to reach the exit. JellyCar3 features soft body physics for all of the objects in the world. Also your car can transform for a limited time to aid progression through the level.

JellyCar 3 includes 50 themed levels designed to maximize your squishy gameplay. With platforms and objects that move, rotate, and trigger special effects, each level is a new adventure! Race to the stop sign, and keep an eye out for secret exits! Choose your car then create a customized color-styled JellyCar. Add detail down to the hubcaps! You can even customize the sound of your JellyCar!

Soar over obstacles and reach goals with the Balloon ability, climb walls with Sticky Tires, tap your car to make it grow, and play along with great music and sound effects.